In a hard-fought match, the DFB women reached the semi-finals at the Olympics. Goalkeeper Ann-Katrin Berger played a decisive role.
The dream lives on: The German women's national team has reached the semi-finals of the Olympic Games. The team led by captain Alexandra Popp won the quarter-finals in Marseille against defending champions Canada 4:2 on penalties. After regular playing time and extra time, the score was 0:0.
Germany's goalkeeper Ann-Katrin Berger saved two of the Canadians' penalties, paving the way for the team to advance. The 33-year-old then scored the decisive attempt herself. A missed shot by Sydney Lohmann thus had no consequences.
“We have a machine in goal,” Alexandra Popp enthused on ZDF: “Penalties seem to be her speciality, that's what we know from her in penalty shootouts. The fact that she scores it herself so coolly, chapeau.”
The semi-final will see the USA meet again on Tuesday in Lyon. In the group phase, the team coached by national coach Horst Hrubesch lost clearly 1:4 to Emma Hayes' team.
The match is over. Germany wins on penalties and is in the semi-finals of the Olympic Games.
4:2 – Now Berger steps up herself. She scores and decides the game.
3:2 – Berger has the right corner, but Beckie’s shot slips through her.
3:1 – Half-high into the right corner. Rauch converts her penalty.
2:1 – And again Berger has the right corner. She can parry Leon’s shot into the right corner.
2:1 – Lohmann loses her nerve and her shot goes way over the goal.
2:1 – Lawrence's shot is too harmless, Berger has the right corner.
2:1 – Minge also stays cool and shoots the ball unstoppably into the bottom left corner.
1:1 – Canada’s Quinn finishes coolly into the bottom right corner.
1-0 – Gwinn steps up first and hits the top left corner.
The penalty shootout begins. The DFB women take the lead.
120th minute: Final whistle. It goes to penalties.
